As a nurse, I do not have any judgment for women who are opposed to pain medication or trying to withhold from it as much as possible, however it honestly isn’t recommended and doesn’t really have any benefits. If you need the medication for pain both during and after birth, do not feel ashamed. Giving birth and healing from a c section are both painful experiences and minimizing your pain levels can significantly help both you and baby.
Thank you Lorena for sharing your story. I had an emergency c section with my first after 16 1/2 hour labour. I then had 3 vbacs. From my experiences I would choose Vbac any day. But both have their good and bad points. With my c section I found it very painful for the first three days until the drain came out. Was bend over until day 5. But after day 10 I had no pain and was fully back to normal. With my first vbac my baby was also very high up. But they put a vacuum suction on to bring her down and I had forceps delivery. I had stitches. Was a big bruised internally but was mobil. Was a bit sore for a few weeks from stitches and tear and sex did hurt for a while. Thought I was seen up a bit tight. With next vabac I ended up having lower forceps but did need vacuum. Wasn’t sewn so tight and it was much better. With my last pregnancy I pushed out myself without any assistance and again didn’t have any problems after the tear apart from normal healing time. Overall I would rather go through vabacs than a c section.
What significant impact do you really believe having an epideral had on your first child? Both babies came out perfectly healthy regardless of medication. You’re subjecting yourself to additional pain and discomfort with no real benefit to yourself or your child.
Sorry for the late reply- I had missed this. I did talk to my OB and she said everything looked normal. I felt the pain was coming from the surface so that was nice to hear. With time the discomfort did go away, thankfully.
As a nurse, I do not have any judgment for women who are opposed to pain medication or trying to withhold from it as much as possible, however it honestly isn’t recommended and doesn’t really have any benefits. If you need the medication for pain both during and after birth, do not feel ashamed. Giving birth and healing from a c section are both painful experiences and minimizing your pain levels can significantly help both you and baby.
Thank you Lorena for sharing your story. I had an emergency c section with my first after 16 1/2 hour labour. I then had 3 vbacs. From my experiences I would choose Vbac any day. But both have their good and bad points. With my c section I found it very painful for the first three days until the drain came out. Was bend over until day 5. But after day 10 I had no pain and was fully back to normal. With my first vbac my baby was also very high up. But they put a vacuum suction on to bring her down and I had forceps delivery. I had stitches. Was a big bruised internally but was mobil. Was a bit sore for a few weeks from stitches and tear and sex did hurt for a while. Thought I was seen up a bit tight. With next vabac I ended up having lower forceps but did need vacuum. Wasn’t sewn so tight and it was much better. With my last pregnancy I pushed out myself without any assistance and again didn’t have any problems after the tear apart from normal healing time. Overall I would rather go through vabacs than a c section.
Wow, that’s so awesome! Thank you for sharing your story as well. I am currently pregnant and I will be trying for another VBAC 🙏🏼
VBAC mom x 2. I too was told I was “ too small.” Both VBACs bigger babies with bigger heads . I knew better .
What significant impact do you really believe having an epideral had on your first child? Both babies came out perfectly healthy regardless of medication. You’re subjecting yourself to additional pain and discomfort with no real benefit to yourself or your child.
A pelvic floor therapist would have been helpful for healing your tear.
Sorry for the late reply- I had missed this. I did talk to my OB and she said everything looked normal. I felt the pain was coming from the surface so that was nice to hear. With time the discomfort did go away, thankfully.